ROBERTS EL

ROBERTS EL is a primary school of mid-tier scale in LUBBOCK, Texas, operated by LUBBOCK ISD, teacheing 526 students in grades pre-K through 5.

LUBBOCK ISD comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 24,237 students; ROBERTS EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, ROBERTS EL records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 21% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ROBERTS EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lubbock County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROBERTS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.0%; actual is 59.7%, +20.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lubbock County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), of which ROBERTS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BAYLESS EL, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROBERTS EL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROBERTS EL has shrank 25%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 14% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for ROBERTS EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.